Top 10 Fantasy Football Names of 2016

There are so many reasons to love fantasy sports, one that I think is under appreciated is getting to name your team. When I think about things that get me irrationally angry, seeing something like “Team Roberts” is right up there with slow walkers, people who make unnecessary noise in the stall next to me, and when people type “Bahaha.” If you are a “Team Roberts” kind of guy, this post probably isn’t for you and I hope a random little kid kicks you in the shin on your way to work next week.

I’m big believer in creating my team name based on the people on my actual roster. My favorite team name last year was “One finger in the McmAnus”. Butt stuff is funny in general and getting beat by a team that’s named after it’s kicker stings more than it should.

Below are my top 10 fantasy football names for 2016:

1. Game of Jones: If you have been following the Roto Street since the beginning, you know that we hold Game of Thrones close to our hearts. I wouldn’t use the show in a name that didn’t match up with a certain player’s dominance. Julio Jones fits the mold.

2.One Finger In the McmAnus: Obviously I’m re-using this one.

3. Rawls Deep: Thomas Rawls is expected to have a big year, it just so happens that his last name rhymes with balls. Any number of classic immature names can be made using this swap.

4. Kid Can’t Even Reed: This is our first name that uses a quote from an Adam Sandler movie. Billy Madison is a comedy that never gets old, much like watching Jordan Reed scoring touchdowns will never get old.

5. Lamars Attacks: Mars Attacks is a hilariously stupid movie which I believe aligns with Joe Philbin’s hilariously stupid mismanagement of his star running back the past couple of years. Ack Ack Ack Ack

6. The Abdullah Oblongata: Ma, ma Momma says football is for the devil. Ameer Abdullah disappointed in his first season; what never disappoints is watching Adam Sandler tackle Colonel Sanders in the Waterboy.

7. It Hurns When I Pee: Allen Hurns sounds like Burns, and no one ever wants to feel a burning sensation when they pee.

8. Honey Funchess of Oates: Devin Funchess showed he has what it takes to play in the NFL last year. I guess that’s good enough of a reason to turn his name into a cereal?

9. International Hauschka Pancakes: This is another situation where we take another subtle shot at our competition by naming our team after a kicker. Plus, after a full Sunday Funday, you can show up shitfaced at your local IHOP and knowing you came out victorious.

10. I Like Bortles: “Back here live at the water front village with my friend, the zombie. Jonathon, you’re looking good. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job what do you think?” The zombie/kid responds, “I Like Bortles”…. Alright, you’re a great zombie.

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Bottom Line: Pass-catching specialist, who? Christian McCaffrey returned to his college workhorse roots under new OC Norv Turner, and quickly put up Fantasy MVP-worthy numbers. He continued to flash his otherworldly receiving abilities, hauling in an NFL record 106 catches for 875 yards and 6 TDs. Yet where the usage really rose was the carries, as McCaffrey nearly doubled his 2017 total for 215 carries, 1080 yards, and 7 scores. These 321 total touches ranked third behind only Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley, and this newfound volume created the ultimate ceiling / floor combination. In the process, McCaffrey flashed both the elusiveness, breakaway ability, and most shockingly underrated power to redefine the workhorse model.

​New OC Norv Turner deserves immense credit for this outburst. His previous work with LaDanian Tomlinson proved he wasn't afraid to ride a smaller-back, as he's able to scheme his guys in space and in creative outside gaps versus just blasting them up the gut... but even still, never before had an NFL back played nearly 97% of the team's snaps. Yes, this number inevitably will fall in 2019, but McCaffrey should still hover around 85-90%, especially with Turner returning. Expect a similar buffet of weekly volume with the upside for even more efficiency should the Panthers beef up their line while their explosive young wideouts take a next step forward.

Ceiling Projection: 320 touches (100 rec.), 2,000 Tot. Yds, 13 TDs

Floor Projection*: 270 touches (70 rec.), 1600 Tot. Yds, 7 TDs

Actual Projection: 310 touches (90 rec), 1900 Tot. Yds, 12 TDs

*Note - Floors are done without injuries in mind. Of course the lowest floor is torn ACL first play of scrimmage. This assumes 16 games